diff --git a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
index dbd790003a81..5783c8b85023 100644
--- a/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
+++ b/scene/animation/animation_mixer.cpp
@@ -1980,6 +1980,7 @@ void AnimationMixer::reset() {
 }
 
 void AnimationMixer::restore(const Ref<AnimatedValuesBackup> &p_backup) {
+	ERR_FAIL_COND(p_backup.is_null());
 	track_cache = p_backup->get_data();
 	_blend_apply();
 	track_cache = HashMap<NodePath, AnimationMixer::TrackCache *>();